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(THE HIT OF THE SEASON) 

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HOTEL BELLEVUE qH <^ 

MCPHERSON SQUARE 

*'I have just read the poem 'Chick Gandil's Great 
Hit.' It is a very clever paraphrase of 'Casey at the 
Bat,' and has a very decided local value." 

De Wolf Hopper. 

Washington, D. C, 

April 20, 1914. 



Copyright, 1914 

By Gilbert Marquardt Eiseman 



APR r>2 1914 

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W. B. Garrison, Inc. 

Washington, D. C. 
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iTH apologies to De Wolf Hopper, 
And "Casey at the Bat," 

ril give you my conception 
Of a game as fast as that. 

In which are living characters 

Whom everybody knows — 
'Twas one of those nerve-racking games 

That had you on your toes. 

"Play ball," O'Loughlin's voice rang out. 

Then this great game began, 
And in that throng of thousands 

There was not a single fan 

Who dreamt the Bostons had a chance — 

But ere you'd time to think 
The Red Hose boys had jumpt right in 

And put us on the blink. 




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Whenever Joe Wood twirled the ball 

A cloud of smoke arose 
So thick you couldn't see "The Bull" 

Or any Red Sox hose ; 

He mixed his crossfire with his shoots, 

The fireworks then began; 
With marvelous rapidity, 

Twice, he struck out ev'ry man. 

The world- famed Walter Johnson 
Had 'em bagging at the knee; 

They tried to straighten out his curves 
Which none of 'em could see. 

He fooled 'em with his loop de loop. 
He looped from left to right, 

And when his wing began to swing 
He looped 'em out of sight. 




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"We should worry" at the outlook 
Of the Nationals that day, - 

With 4 to 2 against 'em, 

And one inning more to play. 

And then when Ainsmith died at first. 
And Johnson did the same, 

A sickly silence fell upon 
The patrons of the game. 

A straggling few got up to go. 

In deep despair the rest 
Hung breathless on the single chance, 

Still hoping for the best. 

They thought if only Gandil 

Could get a whack at that 
They'd put up a million dollars now 

With Gandil at the bat. 





While you are reading about ' ^Chick 
Gandil's Great Hit," bear in mind that 
there are ''Great Hits" on the adver- 
tising pages as well. 




Then Danny bunted safely, 

To the wonderment of all; 
Zeb, the "Tennessee Flyer," 

Tore the cover off the ball. 

And when the dust had lifted, 
And we saw what had occurred, 

Zeb was sliding into second, 

Dare-devil Dan a-hugging third. 

Then from that bunch of base ball fans 

There rose a lusty yell ; 
It rumbled through the Soldiers' Home, 

It rattled in the dell. 

It knocked upon the Monument, 

And recoiled upon the flat, 
For Gandil, mighty Gandil, 

Was advancing to the bat. 



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There was ease in Gandil's manner 
As he stepped into his place; 

There was pride in GandiFs bearing— 
And a smile played on his face 

When he saw the Boston outfield 

A-climbing up the wall, 
Where they took up new positions 

By orders from Jake Stahl. 

Schaefer now was on the coaching line, 

As active as a cat, 
This is the con the "Prince" doped out 

With Gandil at the bat : 

"If Chick should hit the "Durham Bull" 

You'll hear an awful roar. 
For Zeb and Dan will cross the pan 
And even up the score; 




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"But watch dat Chick, when I predict 

Dat he will win dis game, 
An' you will see de cock o' de walk 
In de 'Or Fox' Hall o' Fame. 

''Chick ain't afraid of lightning 

And he ain't a-scared o' rain. 
And thunder don't appall him much 
When he is in the game; 

"And from the time the first ball's pitched 
Dere never is a minute 
Dat you can't count on dat dere Chick — 
He's always strictly in it. 

"He made us what we am today. 
He put us in the race, 
He put the 'climb' in Climbers, 
And he put 'em second place; 



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"And now that you have got my drift, 
I'll snow some after while; 
We've got de greatest show on earth — 
Just watch my E Z style." 

Ev'ry movement was a picture 

As he balanced on his rope 
A-shouting to the audience : 

'I've got Joe Wood's goat." 

The fans gave their approval 

When Chick rubbed his hands with dirt; 
And the 'Jane ties'' all applauded 

As he wiped 'em on his shirt, 

And when, responding to their cheers, 

He lightly doffed his hat. 
No one at the capital could doubt 

'Twas Gandil at the bat. 




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They'd rather see Chick bat than Cobb; 

He isn't such a cinch, 
But for working all the corners 

He's the greatest in a pinch. 

Chick's got Napoleon's strategy, 
He knows just when to hit- — 

And if he saw twelve thousand per 
Why — he could live on it. 

The diamond is his playgrounds. 

The field a place to roam. 
First base is his headquarters. 

Home plate Chick's home, sweet home. 

The President sat speechless ; 

He knew Chick would come through 
With a hit that meant the game for us 

And not a Waterloo. 




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"He won't forsake us now," he said, 

And he was quite sincere; 
"I'm sure of that," he whispered low ; 

"I've known Chick for a year.'^ 

Then while Joe Wood was tight'ning up 

At a two-forty clip 
A challenge gleamed in Gandil's eye, 

A sneer curled Gandil's lip. 

And now the leather-covered sphere 
Came whirling through the air, 

And Gandil stood a-watching it 
In haughty grandeur there ^ 

Close by the sturdy batsman 

The ball unheeded sped; 
"That ain't my style," growled Gandil; 

"Strike one," O'Loughlin said. 





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From the jury box, black with rooters, 
There went up a thunderous roar, 

Like the rumblings of Niagara, 
Zambezi and some more. 

"Kill 'em— kill dat rotten ump,'' 
Shouted some one from the stand, 

And it's likely they'd have killed him 
Had the Scouts not been on hand. 

With the smile of 'Tork-chop" Evers 
Nick Altrock's visage shone; 

He pulled his famous "knockout" stunt 
And bade the game go on. 

While counting ten above the foe 
Once more the spheroid flew, 

But Gandil still ignored it 
And O'Loughlin cried "Strike tuh." 



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"Fraud," yelled the maddened thousands, 
And the echo answered *'fraud," 

But one scornful look from Schaefer 
"Und der audience vas awed." 

They saw Chick's face grow stern and cold, 
They saw Chick's muscles strain. 

And they knew that Gandil wouldn't 
Let that ball go by again. 

Now in a pinch, with two men down, 

And Gandil at the bat. 
Most pitchers would have let him walk, 

All fans are wise to that. 

But Joseph Wood always made good 
When he worked the Casey feat; 

He thought, "If I should strike Chick out! 
Would that be indiscreet?" 




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He signaled then to Carrigan, 
''Here's where I rise to fame," 

But their wireless was powerless 
At this stage of the game. 

Joe knew that it was up to him 

To play the leading role; 
He heard the gang a-yelling, 

But 'twas music to his soul. 

He saw the grouch on Gandil's face, 

The gleam in Gandil's eye, 
And then resolved, "I'll strike him out ! 

I'll do it, or I'll die." 

The sneer is gone from Gandil's lip, 
His teeth are clinched in hate; 

He pounds with cruel violence 
His bat upon the plate. 



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And now Joe Wood conceals the ball, 

And now he lets it go, 
And now the Red Sox fade away 

By the force of GandiFs blow. 

A whack, a crack and out through space 

The leather pellet flew, 
A blot against the distant sky, 

A speck against the blue. 

Above the sign in deep right field 

In rapid, whirling flight 
The sphere sailed on, the blot grew dim. 

And then went out of sight. 

Ten thousand hats were thrown in air, 

The comedians threw a fit, 
But no one ever found the ball 

The mighty Gandil hit. 




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They carried Chick around the field, 
The band struck up an air — 

I don't remember what they played — 
And no one seemed to care. 

They cared for Chick and Chick alone, 
They cared for nothing more; 

The Nationals won, the Red Sox lost, 
The score was 5 to 4. 

All over dear old Washington 

The sun is shining bright, 
The bands are playing everywhere, 

''The Pennant is in Sight." 

The Old Fox has predicted 
We will win that flag next fall, 

But there's no joy in Beantown 
Since Chick Gandil lost the ball. 




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1914 Nationals' Dates in Concise Form 



AT HOME 

Boston April 23, 24, 25, 27 

New York . .May 2, 4, 5, 6 

Philadelphia .May 7, 8, 9, 11 

Chicago . . May 12, 13, 14, 15 

Cleveland. May 16, 18, 19, 20 

St. Louis May 21, 22, 23 

Detroit May 25, 26, 27, 28 

Philadelphia June 24, 25 

New York June 29, 30 ; July 1, 2 

Boston. July 3, 4, 4, 6 

St. Louis July 7, 8, 9, 10 

Detroit . July 11, 13, 14, 15 

Cleveland July 16, 17, 18, 20 

Chicago July 21, 22, 23 

Detroit August 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 

Cleveland August 26, 27, 28 

Chicago August 29, 31 ; September 1, 2 

Philadelphia September 7, 7, 8 

New York September 9, 10, 11 

Boston September 12, 14, 15 

Philadelphia September 30 ; October 1 

ABROAD 

Boston April 14, 15, 16, 17 

New York April 18, 20, 21, 22 

Philadelphia April 28, 29, 30 ; May 1 

Boston. May 29, 30, 30; June 1 

New York June 2, 3, 4 

St. Louis June 6, 7, 8, 9 

Chicago June 10, 11, 12, 13 

Cleveland June 14, 15, 16, 17 

Detroit June 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 

Detroit. July 25, 26, 27, 28 

St. Louis July 29, 30, 31 ; August 1 

Cleveland .August 2, 3, 4, 5 

Chicago August 7, 8, 9, 10 

Philadelphia. .August 13, 14, 15 

New" York August 17 ; September 3, 4, 5 

St. Louis. September 17, 18. 19 

Chicago September 20, 21, 22 

Cleveland September 24, 25, 26 

Detroit September 27, 28 

Philadelphia October 2, 3 

Boston. September 5, 6, 7 



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